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La vie tres horrifique du grand Gargantua

Author Written by François Rabelais French
Illustrator René-Georges Hermann-Paul French
Publisher Published by Léon Pichon French
1921
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: La vie tres horrifique du grand Gargantua
  • Author: Written by François Rabelais (French, 1494?–1553)
  • Illustrator: René-Georges Hermann-Paul (French, Paris 1874–1940 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer)
  • Publisher: Published by Léon Pichon (French)
  • Date: 1921
  • Medium: woodcuts
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 5/16 x 8 7/8 x 13/16 in. (28.7 x 22.6 x 2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.529
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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